HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2013-01-17 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE LIBRARY BOARD ROOM
LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE
January 17, 2013
Present: Don Tipps Chair
Avis Crisp Board Member
Kay Schmidt Board Member
Karen Alexander Board Member
Kathy Antropik Alternate
Absent: Mary Shilcutt Board Member
Jerry Sorenson Board Member
Mike Madar Board Member
Staff Present: Cecilia Barham Library Director
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order January 17, 2013 at 6:05 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the September 20, 2012 meeting were approved as written.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Circulation decreased by 4.67% from this month last year.
Reported Adult Reference transactions have decreased substantially due to changes in
the reporting process. The second floor reference desk remains as busy as before, but
what is being reported as Adult Reference transactions now corresponds with the State
Library's definition of a reference transaction.
Board and Community Room bookings have decreased as the library is operating under
the new Meeting Room policy and procedure that directs business to the NRH Centre,
restricting use of the library's rooms to non - profit and City use.
Interlibrary loans continue to increase.
MEETING ROOM POLICY ADOPTION
The City Attorney's office has reviewed the Library's revised Meeting Room Policy and
recommended that the condition "without prior consent of the Library Director" be
removed from Section 5. General Rules of Use, numbers 8 and 9. Additionally, the City
Attorney recommends that the Library Board formally adopt any new or revised Library
policies.
MS. AVIS CRISP MOVED TO ADOPT THE REVISED LIBRARY MEETING ROOM POLICY. MOTION
SECONDED BY MS. KAREN ALEXANDER.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5 -0.
REPORT ON LIBRARY MARKETING TOOLS
The Library's new web site and library catalog went live on Monday, January 14. Cecilia
Barham gave a demonstration of the new site and catalog to the Library Board. Cecilia
reported that the Library will be completing a City Social Media Request Form so that
the Library may have a social media presence using Facebook and Twitter.
REPORT ON UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
On Saturday, February 2, the Library will be participating in National Take Your Child to
the Library Day. There will be a special storytime, crafts and games. Additionally,
Library staff will be dressed as their favorite storybook characters to provide photo
opportunities for children.
On Thursday, March 28 the Library will be holding an Eggs -tra Special Story Time at
7:00 p.m. This program is for children ages 3 -9 and will include egg and chicken stories,
crafts, games and live rare breed domestic chickens for the children to hold and to have
photos taken.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on February 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
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Cecilia Barham, Library Director